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Tales of Love at Crystal Bridges

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will be closed Monday, May 13, to prepare for the visit of Antiques Roadshow. We will return to normal hours of operation Wednesday, May 15.

Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate the holiday, we asked our Facebook followers to share stories of their engagement or wedding at the museum. Enjoy these heartwarming love stories, and share your own in the comments!

 

Hosanna Anchondo and I had visited Crystal Bridges a couple of times while we’ve been dating and we love that place for a lot of reasons, but my new reason to love it is for how helpful and excited the staff was while I was preparing for our proposal and of course, we were blessed with snow, which made for some beautiful pictures in an already beautiful place! —Lee Larry

 

 

We got married on the trails at Compton gardens/ Crystal Bridges in October of 2014. Then popped inside for a pic with the romance novels. —Tamara Faye Smith

 

 

Zach and Mataya were engaged and had their engagement photos done here just last month. These two are DEEPLY in love. —Ron Bird

 

 

We had a lovely wedding ceremony in the James Turrell on the grounds of the museum. We couldn’t have chosen a more special place to get married, combining our two loves of nature and art. —Alexander Hunt

 

 

Ash and I were married on the trails on December 18, 2016 ❤️ It was COLD but snowy and absolutely beautiful! The perfect place to commit our lives to each other. —Hannah Elizabeth Schurtz

 

 

We got engaged last year at Crystal Bridges. We make it a tradition to take a picture in front of a Robert Indiana sculpture whenever we are near one. ?: Diego Escobar —Anthony Sumlin, Chantal Crosse-Sumlin

 

 

Didn’t get engaged. But Meredith and I spent our first date at the black hearts ball. We were long distance and the museum was a favorite meeting point for us. We had our engagement photos done there by THE Stephen Ironside. —Vamsi Kaliki

 

 

Aaron Bloodworth proposed on NYE this year right as the balloons fell. ❤ —Molly Anne Luster (Watch the proposal video here!)

 

 

Got married on the grounds in 2013 – best day ever!…   

And one things leads to another…. —Ben Poole & Libby Bridges  

 

 

We’ve been coming to Crystal Bridges since the beginning of our relationship every Valentine’s and any special day with good weather, so of course this is where we chose to take all of our wedding photos. —Caitlin Madison

 

 

Our first date was to Crystal Bridges! We walked the trails and enjoyed the Skyspace at sunset. It was so beautiful! Picture is from our first date September of 2012…

Then he took me back to Crystal Bridges on February 1, 2014 and proposed! Crystal Bridges has a special place in our hearts! We enjoy bring our kids to walk on the trails and share our story with them. —Samantha Rose

 

 

We took our beautiful engagement photos there. Also, we took our first family photos there on the same day. He’s a great stepdad to my two kids ❤ —Pam Sypniewski

 

Did you get engaged or married at Crystal Bridges? Share your love story in the comments! Happy Valentine’s Day from Crystal Bridges.